Aleksei Balabanov
Russian film director and screenwriter (1959-2013)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1959
- Died
- 2013
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Brat, Brat-2 i drugie filʹmy
- Morfiĭ
- Gruz 200
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Film & TV
Directing · Sverdlovsk, RSFSR, USSR
Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy. He started from creating mostly arthouse pictures and music videos but gained significant mainstream popularity in action crime drama movies Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000). He has been referred to as the "Russian Quentin Tarantino" in the press for his critically…
Known for
- Aleksey Balabanov. Postscript — self (archive)2023
- Balabanov. Belltower. Requiem — self (archive)2022
- We Others Will Not — self (archive)2021
- Plankton Salesmen — Self (archive footage)2017
- Me Too — Director2012
- How «Brother 2» Was Filmed — self2000
Article
Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (Russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian filmmaker. A member of the European Film Academy, he began his career by creating mostly arthouse pictures and music videos but gained significant mainstream popularity in action crime drama movies Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000), both of which starred Sergei Bodrov, Jr. Later, Balabanov directed the films Cargo 200 (2007), Morphine (2008), and A Stoker (2010), which also received critical recognition.
Life and career